Tampa Bay Rays (79-81, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (80-80, third in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (3-3, 3.07 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 62 strikeouts); Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (9-15, 4.17 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 169 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Red Sox -126, Rays +106; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays face the Boston Red Sox with a 1-0 series lead.
Boston has an 80-80 record overall and a 37-42 record in home games. Red Sox hitters have a collective .319 on-base percentage, the ninth-best percentage in MLB play.
Tampa Bay is 79-81 overall and 37-42 in road games. The Rays have a 35-14 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
The teams meet Saturday for the 12th time this season. The Rays lead the season series 6-5.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jarren Duran has 48 doubles, 14 triples and 21 home runs while hitting .286 for the Red Sox. Triston Casas is 8-for-33 with two doubles and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Yandy Diaz has 31 doubles, a triple and 14 home runs for the Rays. Jonathan Aranda is 9-for-33 with a double, three home runs and five RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .207 batting average, 2.87 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs
Rays: 6-4, .222 batting average, 2.48 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Rafael Devers: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (forearm), Brennan Bernardino: 15-Day IL (elbow), Isaiah Campbell: 60-Day IL (elbow), David Hamilton: 10-Day IL (finger), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (leg), Bryan Mata: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Garrett Whitlock: 60-Day IL (oblique), Liam Hendriks: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Rays: Jeffrey Springs: 15-Day IL (elbow), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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